| • | | Research and Development (R&D) Expenses – R&D expenses were $46.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $16.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $17.8 million resulting from the non-recurring, non-cash purchase of in-process research and development intellectual property assets from Alexion Pharmaceuticals in exchange for stock of the Company in July 2020; costs associated with preclinical studies and clinical preparation activities with the Company’s contract research organization; and growth in the number of R&D employees. |
| • | | General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses – G&A expenses were $10.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the growth in the number of G&A employees; an increase in legal fees related to patents, new contracts, and operations as a public company; and generally higher fees in areas such as audit, tax, and information technology to support the Company’s growth. |
| • | | Net Loss – Net loss was $56.4 million, or $5.11 loss per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $19.7 million, or $16.67 loss per share, for the year ended December 31, 2019. |
About Inozyme Pharma
Inozyme Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: INZY), is a rare disease biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of diseases of abnormal mineralization impacting the vasculature, soft tissue, and skeleton. Through our in-depth understanding of the biological pathways involved in mineralization, we are pursuing the development of therapeutics to address the underlying causes of these debilitating diseases. It is well established that two genes, ENPP1 and ABCC6, play key roles in a critical mineralization pathway and that defects in these genes lead to abnormal mineralization. We are initially focused on developing a novel therapy to treat the rare genetic diseases of ENPP1 and ABCC6 deficiencies.
Inozyme Pharma was founded in 2017 by Joseph Schlessinger, Ph.D., Demetrios Braddock, M.D., Ph.D., and Axel Bolte, MSc, MBA, with technology developed by Dr. Braddock and licensed from Yale University. For more information, please visit www.inozyme.com.
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